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Posted by Andrea on November 12, 2000 at 10:52:20:

In Reply to: Re: high blood pressure /sleeping posted by heather on November 08, 2000 at 17:44:22:

: : Do you drink alcohol in the evening? - I'm willing to bet this is effectively related to your bodies reaction to alcohol - a sort of withdrawal.

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: How are you checking it during sleep???

You may have sleep apnea (breathing stops for seconds or longer) which I am told might be the cause of high blood pressure that does not respond to medication. My husband is scheduled for a sleep test in January to determine if this is the cause of his hbp.


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